Genio : the story of Italian genius
(Book)

Includes bibliographical references.

"Italian culture might rightly be described as the pride and glory of the Western world. But how did this come about? What is the secret of Italian creative genius? In this short ... study ... Morris Berman argues that the key to it is the Italian ability to inject 'space,' or movement, into static situations--whether in art, film, politics, or religion. In doing so, Italians from St. Francis to Federico Fellini were able to revolutionize their arenas of activity, and in so doing, the worlds in which they lived."--,Provided by publisher.